INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK OF LEPROSY - Key Persons

David Scollard, MD, PhD, was the Director (retired) of the National Hansen's Disease Program (NHDP), a Division of the Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). He specializes in the pathology and immunology of leprosy, focusing on the mechanisms of nerve injury and the mechanisms of reactional states.

Job Titles:

• Adjunct Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Tom Gillis, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. His research interests include understanding the mechanisms of drug resistance in leprosy and developing rapid diagnostic tests and vaccines for leprosy.